My first massage

It was Friday, December 31st—New Year's Eve. It was also one week since Dennis had died. It had been a task-laden week and I needed a break. I had picked up the latest BAR and went to their ad sections. I found some listed websites for massage therapists, found one, called and made an appointment for 7pm that evening. It was in his home on York Street around 25th and Bryant. I was familiar with the neighborhood and it was no more than ten minutes away, and that was through city streets.

I arrived just before seven o'clock. When Joe answered the door, he pretty much looked exactly like the photo on his web page but in person, he was actually a bit cuter...not that there's anything wrong with that. I was asked to remove my shoes at the top of the stairs, so I did and followed him into the massage room. I sat on the loveseat and he brought out an electronic massage machine for my feet, and asked me if I'd like hot packs for my back and shoulders. I agreed to both, so I was feeling quite relaxed. He hauled out a chair, along with a clipboard and forms. He wrote down the basics, asked how I found him, etc.

I asked, "What's the difference between 'therapeutic massage' and 'sensual massage' as I noticed you were listed in both categories?"

He smiled at me and said, "The sensual massage has a nude option, so that is something to think about."

I smiled back. "We might as well go directly to 'sensual massage' then because I don't see the point in getting a massage with my clothes on."

"Okay. Do you need to use the restroom before we start?"

"I think I will, thanks."

He showed me where the bathroom was, I did my business and came back into the room. I put my clothes on the coatrack and climbed onto the table. I hadn't realized it at the time, but he also was nude. It actually did make me feel more comfortable and I knew I was not there for the 'erotic massage' category (Joe wasn't listed in that one; yes I did look at it but only as a lark). I had also signed up for the longer, one-and-one-half hour massage. I had told him it was my first time and I was pretty much up for whatever he wanted to do, depending on what he found when he was working on any particular muscle. In a couple of areas, we did some resistance stretches and it really helped the area we were working on. I've now seen Joe four times, and at the last appointment, signed up for four more with discounted rates because of the booking done at the same time. I've gotten to know him more over the months and like him. He has a gentle nature that reminds me slightly of Dennis, so that's nice too. I now do them once a month and find them to be quite relaxing, always scheduling them on a Friday evening, at week's end.